Phainopepia_022321_H.jpg (Phainopepla nitens)

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  Kits

• Feb 24, 2021

Wonderful lighting, pose and detail.

 

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  Deb Burhinus

• Feb 24, 2021

Excellent capture, especially perfect exposure of a black bird against the sky - not the easiest of shots!

 

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  wonderview

• Feb 24, 2021

What a great looking bird! Fabulous capture, tfs!

 

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  j toon

• Feb 24, 2021

a lovely bird with a fantastic eye...superb...many thanks....

 

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  sbarnhardt

• Feb 24, 2021

Nice photo. What am I looking at with what appears to be a light brown patch? Is that an "out of focus" piece of vegetation between the bird and camera?

 

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  Sue and Simon Wakely

• Feb 24, 2021

Beautiful Image & Setting, Well Done Tfs!!!
All The Best
Sue & Simon,

 

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  bievreJJ

• Feb 24, 2021

superb photo of this beautiful bird, I had the chance to see them in Pinnacles National Park in California. Excellent details, colors and setting, top notch, many tfs!!

 

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  Stanley Jones

• Feb 25, 2021

Marvelous close-up of this gorgeous male Phainopepla. Excellent Lorenz!

 

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  Lorenz_C

• Feb 25, 2021

sbarnhardt said:

Nice photo. What am I looking at with what appears to be a light brown patch? Is that an "out of focus" piece of vegetation between the bird and camera?

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Thanks for the question. Yes, that is a branch in the foreground due to a shallow depth-of-field.

 

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  delia todd

• Feb 28, 2021

What a wonderful start you've made to your Gallery with this lovely Phainopepla (a word I always struggle to pronounce, LOL))

Many thanks for showing him to us - I'll look forward to seeing some more of your images.